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| This is one of the first houses built on Little, maybe the Bush house or near it. |
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| This is another one of the first houses constructed on Little. Onwer unknown |
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| The French Thompson house. Jim lived here during his school days at Dessie Scott |
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| This is the Kelly Thompson house on Little. |
This is some of the children from the Dessie Scott School when it served as the learing center for the connecting orphanage. Some of these children may have perished in the fire that later destroyed the orphanage. The school was later rebuilt and remained until the 70's.
This is some of the children of Little attending Sunday school on the orphanage and school grounds of Dessie Scott. In the back row is Jims brother-in-law, by marriage, Willie Allen (in hat) and to his left his brother Grover Allen. In the front row is Minnie Strong and her sisters who grew up in the orphanage. Dessie Scott, founder of the school and orphanage, perished in the fire.
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| Dessie Scott School (where James attended 8th grade) |
This is the tearing down of the L_shaped house (as it was known), that housed some of the staff, who served at the orphanage. It survived the fire, but was torn down in the 60's.
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| The LLoyd Strong house on Little |
This is the home of Lloyd and Minnie Lou Strong of Little. It sat on the grounds of Dessie Scott School and served as a residental building when the school and orphanage were active. Minnie Lou grew up and later taught school at the school and orphanage.
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| Back of the Allen House on Little |
This is the Allen house on Little, Ky. It was constructed in 1860 by the Allen's themselves.
This is Cherie Sheffel (who is no longer with us) and Gregory Strong standing in the road just above Happy Hollow School which you can vaguely see as the little white building in the background.
This is some of the children of Happy Hollow School, circa 1971. In red, is Debra Allen, Jim's niece. Happy Hollow School replaced Dessie Scott School after it was torn down in the 60's.
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| This is Happy Hollow School, late sixties |
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